How do native English speakers say "stop pushing"?

Native speakers reduce "stop pushing" to "sto_pushing" ([stɑp̚ˈpʊʃɪŋ]) in natural speech. To cease the action of applying force to move something away.

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Q: What is the connected speech form of "stop pushing"?

"stop pushing" becomes "sto_pushing" — a linking pattern. When a word ending in a 'p' sound is followed immediately by a word starting with a 'p' sound, they often merge. This means you hear only one slightly lengthened 'p' sound instead of two separate ones.

stop pushing → sto_pushing [stɑp̚ˈpʊʃɪŋ] Linking

To cease the action of applying force to move something away.

When a word ending in a 'p' sound is followed immediately by a word starting with a 'p' sound, they often merge. This means you hear only one slightly lengthened 'p' sound instead of two separate ones.

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stop pushing → sto_pushing

[stɑp̚ˈpʊʃɪŋ]

To cease the action of applying force to move something away.

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Example 1

I told him to stop pushing his luck.

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Example 2

Could you please stop pushing that button?

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Example 3

You have to stop pushing yourself so hard.

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Example 4

Hey, sto_pushing me off the couch!

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Example 5

Dude, sto_pushing my buttons.

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stop pushing → sto_pushing